Check the Beach

Fish Bench Bay

Bridgend County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
Now
1.1
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.1
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
3823 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
81%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
1.1PoorNow3823
0.8Poor9 am5534
0.7Poor10 am6138
0.7Poor11 am6138
0.7Poor12 pm5735
0.7Poor1 pm5434
0.7Poor2 pm5534
0.9Poor3 pm5936
1.1Poor4 pm5534
1.5Poor5 pm5333
2.1Poor6 pm5434
Sat
1.7Poor8 am2113
0.9Poor9 am4126
0.8Poor10 am3522
0.5Poor11 am3522
0.5Poor12 pm4427
0.7Poor1 pm4226
0.4Poor2 pm4930
0.4Poor3 pm5333
0.4Poor4 pm5635
0.5Poor5 pm5534
0.8Poor6 pm5836
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -3.0 m. High at 5 pm, 3.0 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.9 m. High at 5 am, 3.1 mLow 11 am, -3.0 m10 ftHigh 5 pm, 3.0 m10 ftLow 11 pm, -3.9 m13 ftHigh 5 am, 3.1 m10 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 11 am, -3.0 m10 ft
  • High 5 pm, 3.0 m10 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.9 m13 ft
  • High 5 am, 3.1 m10 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 26%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
820 m0.5 miNature Reserve
Nearest town
820 m0.5 miKenfig (village)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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